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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: DaveyDavey on 07 October 2009, 12:41:57
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Afternoon all.
Does anybody know the size of the spline bit (12 point star shape) required for the rear brake shoe adjuster?
My screwdrivers don't seem capable, and I don't want to round it off, so I thought I may as well buy it even if I only use it a couple of times.
TIA :)
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Don`t think there is one :-/ and if there was, how would you get it through the hole in the hub?
Did you not manage to get the disc/drum off?
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The brake shoe adjuster is a star shaped nut that you turn (one click at a time) using flat screwdriver poked through the hole provided in the rear hub. I don't think a star/torx bit will be any help for this job but I would recommend getting a set for all the other jobs on an Omega.
Rear brake maintenance guide here http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152564750
The brake adjuster is at the top of this photo
(http://images.omegaowners.com/images/guides/servicing_rear_brakes/IMG_0530.jpg)
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I guess you mean the torx based disc retaining bolt.
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Hmmmmmmmmm I suddenly have a feeling like I'm doing something extremely silly. :-[
It is a distinct possibility that I am looking at the wrong star shaped thing. What I'm looking at (and will not budge an inch) seems like it will take one of these perfectly http://www.lasertools.co.uk/item.aspx?cat=278&item=1711 hence my enquiry.
Is the adjuster simply operated by the movement up/down of the screwdriver then?
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Hmmmmmmmmm I suddenly have a feeling like I'm doing something extremely silly. :-[
It is a distinct possibility that I am looking at the wrong star shaped thing. What I'm looking at (and will not budge an inch) seems like it will take one of these perfectly http://www.lasertools.co.uk/item.aspx?cat=278&item=1711 hence my enquiry.
Is the adjuster simply operated by the movement up/down of the screwdriver then?
Yes and yes :D
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Is the adjuster simply operated by the movement up/down of the screwdriver then?
Yes
The star shaped nut is pushed hard up against one of the retaining springs which means it clicks round with quite a bang. In this photo you have to click up to loosen the adjustment. On my last car the adjusters were in the other way round so I had to click down to loosen.
(http://images.omegaowners.com/images/guides/servicing_rear_brakes/IMG_0528.jpg)
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Hmmmmmmmmm I suddenly have a feeling like I'm doing something extremely silly. :-[
It is a distinct possibility that I am looking at the wrong star shaped thing. What I'm looking at (and will not budge an inch) seems like it will take one of these perfectly http://www.lasertools.co.uk/item.aspx?cat=278&item=1711 hence my enquiry.
Is the adjuster simply operated by the movement up/down of the screwdriver then?
Yes and yes :D
Right :o
Well if anyone needs me, I'll be in the stupid corner making a large white conical hat with a big D on it then. :'(
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Did you manage to remove the disc/drum Dave :)
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it's abit rusty, for a 99, mine are still black, give it a good clean and use some copper grease.
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it's abit rusty, for a 99, mine are still black, give it a good clean and use some copper grease.
Those are pictures from the howto prepared by 'Marks DTM Calib'.
I don't think DaveyDavey has posted any photos of his adjusters.